[img_inline align=”right” src=”http://padnws01.mcmaster.ca/images/Qubit.jpg” caption=”Greg Leverton and Brennan Jerred will both face-off against other competitors and a 3-D hologram game board known as the “]Do you know how spiders hear? Which human organ is the heaviest? How about what Google was originally called? Two McMaster students will answer questions just like these on the Discovery Channel's new Canadian quiz show Qubit this month.

Brennan Jerred, in fourth year chemistry, and Greg Leverton, in fourth year physics, will both face-off against other competitors and a 3-D hologram game board known affectionately as the “Qube” in hopes of winning the show's top prize of $10,000.

“I've always wanted to be on a game show,” says McMaster Quizbowl club president Leverton. “I like Qubit's focus on science. Most game shows are more of a mixed bag, but as a physics major, science is definitely my strong suit.”

The scientific focus is certainly a unique twist, and although most trivia shows are information driven, beating the Qube relies more on mental know-how than on the gimmicks common to other shows.

Jerred, who tried to wear his McMaster Science Society lab coat during the show's taping, also enjoys Qubit's central focus. Not only is he beginning a second degree in geography and earth sciences this fall, he is also a self-proclaimed “chemistry nut”.

Even with their strong academic backgrounds, both students spent plenty of time surfing the internet, reading textbooks and even playing trivial pursuit in preparation for the show, which was taped earlier in the year.

“I was so happy to go on the show. It was such an amazing experience,” said Jerred. “It's definitely worth watching. You won't be disappointed.”

Jerred appears on Qubit Wednesday, August 19 and Leverton on Saturday, August 22. To learn more about the show and view previous episodes visit Discovery Channel online.